- If you say, "my family — they're crazy," you're probably talking about a group of people who are related to you by blood or marriage. Sometimes the word family specifically means a group of parents and children, so you could be referring to your crazy parents or kids.
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- n. 家庭；家族
- adj. 家庭的；家族的
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1. family life
家庭生活
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2. your family background
你的家庭背景
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3. a family business
家庭企业
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4. a family of four
四口之家
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5. families with young children
有小孩的家庭
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6. Of what family is he from?
他出身于什么样的家庭?
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7. They tell the news to her family.
他们把这个消息电告她的家属。
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8. I always think of you as one of the family.
我一直把你当成自家人。
- family (n.) early 15c., "servants of a household," from Latin familia "family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household," thus also "members of a household, the estate, property; the household, including relatives and servants," abstract noun formed from famulus "servant, slave," which is of unknown origin.
fam·ily ★ / ˈfæməli ; NAmE ˈfæməli / noun , adjective family families noun ★ ( plural fam·ilies ) 1 ★ [countable + singular or plural verb ] a group consisting of one or two parents and their children 家，家庭（包括父母子女） ◆ the other members of my family 我家的其他成员 ◆ Almost every family in the country owns a television. 这个国家几乎家家都有一台电视机。 ◆ All my family enjoy skiing. 我们全家都喜欢滑雪。 ◆ one-parent/ single-parent families 单亲家庭 ◆ a family of four 四口之家 ◆ families with young children 有小孩的家庭 ☞see also blended family , nuclear family 2 ★ [countable + singular or plural verb , uncountable ] a group consisting of one or two parents, their children and close relations （大）家庭（包括父母子女及近亲）；亲属 ◆ All our family came to Grandad's eightieth birthday party. 我们所有亲属都来参加了祖父的八十寿宴。 ◆ The support of family and friendsis vital. 亲友的支持极为重要。 ◆ We've only told the immediate family (= the closest relations). 我们只告诉了直系亲属。 ◆ the Royal Family (= the children and close relations of the king or queen) 王室 ◆ I always think of you as one of the family. 我一直把你当成自家人。 ◆ ( informal) She's family (= she is a relation). 她是我们家的人。 ☞see also extended family 3 ★ [countable + singular or plural verb ] all the people who are related to each other, including those who are now dead 家族 ◆ Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years. 有些家族在这个地区务农有几百年了。 ◆ This painting has been in our familyfor generations. 这幅画是我们家的传家宝。 4 ★ [countable + singular or plural verb , uncountable ] a couple's or a person's children, especially young children 子女；（尤指）年幼子女 ◆ They have a large family. 他们的子女成群。 ◆ I addressed it to Mr and Mrs Jones and family. 我以此致琼斯伉俪及子女。 ◆ Do they plan to start a family (= have children)? 他们打算生孩子吗？ ◆ to bring up/raise a family 抚育╱抚养孩子 ☞ collocationsat child 5 ★ [countable ] a group of related animals and plants; a group of related things, especially languages （动植物）科；（尤指语言）语族 ◆ Lions belong to the cat family. 狮属于猫科。 ◆ the Germanic family of languages 日耳曼语族 IDIOMS (be/get) in the ˈfamily way ( old-fashioned, informal) (to be/become) pregnant 怀孕；有喜 run in the ˈfamily to be a common feature in a particular family 为一家人所共有；世代相传 ◆ Heart disease runs in the family. 这家人都有心脏病。 adjective ★ [only before noun ] 1 ★ connected with the family or a particular family 家庭的 ◆ family life 家庭生活 ◆ your family background 你的家庭背景 2 ★ owned by a family 一家所有的 ◆ a family business 家庭企业 3 ★ suitable for all members of a family, both adults and children 适合全家人的 ◆ a family show 家庭节目 fam·ily / ˈfæməli ; NAmE ˈfæməli /
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